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This will be the 6th wedding between the 2 of us...

however, we've been together almost 20 years, have raised our children together, and finally decided to make it 'official'.  So we're trying to come up with vows that reflect that we've been through a LOT together, and this union makes us both 'officially' step parents (of adults who luckily love and support us).  I just need some idea of vows that don't just promise we're going to be there for one another, because we've done all that, but reflect that we'll continue to be there for one another.

Any ideas are welcome!

Re: This will be the 6th wedding between the 2 of us...

  • I think you could do some easy tweaking to these (from www.documentsanddesigns.com)
    I've copied the originals and added possible changes in blue.

    #1
    I love you.
    You are my best friend.
    I have given you my life these past 20 years, and 
    Today I give myself to you in marriage.
    I promise to continue to encourage and inspire you,
    to laugh with you, and to comfort you
    in times of sorrow and struggle
    I promise to love you in good times and in bad,
    when life seems easy and when it seems hard,
    when our love is simple, and when it is an effort.
    I promise to cherish you,
    and to always hold you in highest regard.
    These things I give to you today,
    and all the days of our life.

    #2
    We pledge to each other to be loving friends and partners in marriage.
    To talk and to listen, to trust and appreciate one another;
    to respect and cherish each other's uniqueness; and to
    support, comfort and strengthen each other through life's joys and sorrows
    just as we always have.
    We promise to share hopes, thoughts and dreams as we continue to build our lives together.
    May our lives be ever intertwined, our love keeping us together.
    We will build (have built) a home that is compassionate to all,
    full of respect and honor for others and each other.
    May our home be forever filled with peace, happiness and love.

    #3
    Today, we reaffirm our commitment to each other
    as beloveds and now as partners in marriage.
    We continue to strive to be sensitive to each other's needs,
    to be open and understanding with each other,
    and to share our thoughts, our feelings,
    and our experiences with each other.
    We renew and make public our promise to try always to
    bring out the qualities of forgiveness, compassion,
    and integrity in our selves and in each other.
    We continue to cherish each other's uniqueness.
    We continue to share in life's joys and remain steadfast
    and comfort each other through life's sorrows.

    #4
    Let us be grateful for the capacity to see, feel, hear, and understand.
    Let us be grateful for this incredible gift of life.
    Let us be especially grateful for the ties of love which bind us together,
    giving dignity, meaning, worth and joy to all our days.
    This is indeed a day which the Lord has made.
    Let us rejoice in it and be glad, and let us count our many blessings.

    #5
    I take you to be my partner.
    To have and to hold from this day forward (forever)
    I give to you my unending love and devotion.
    I promise to be true to you, to cherish you, and to share my thoughts,
    hopes and dreams with you. I have loved the years we've spent together, and I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you, my best friend. I will love you forever.

    #6
    I promise to be there when you need me,
    to fill your days with sunshine,
    to comfort you and encourage you,
    to help you reach your goals,
    to be your best friend ever and to
    love you all my life with all my heart.

    #7
    I, <bride/groom />, ask you,<bride/groom />,
    to be my <husband/wife> as my friend and my love.
    On this day I affirm the relationship we have enjoyed,
    looking to the future to deepen and strengthen it.
    I will be yours in plenty and in want,
    in sickness and in health, in failure and in triumph.
    Together we will dream, will stumble but restore each other,
    we will share all things, serving each other and our fellow humanity.
    I will cherish and respect you, comfort and encourage you,
    be open with you, and stay with you as long as we shall live,
    freed and bound by our Love.

    #8
    <bride/groom />, I offer you my Love
    I offer you my strength
    I offer you my weaknesses
    I offer you my support
    I offer you my loyalty
    I offer you my faith
    For as long as we both shall Live.

    #9
    The sun smiles on us today,
    our wedding day, and how can it not,
    for our love is stronger than forever
    and our hearts beat together as one.
    I promise to be a true and faithful partner
    from this day forward,
    in all life's circumstances,
    as we face them together.
    In the joys and sorrows,
    the good times and bad,
    in sickness or in health,
    I will always be there for you,
    to comfort you, love you,
    honor and cherish you, now and forevermore.

    #9
    I <bride/groom />, take you <bride/groom />, to be my <husband/wife>,
    knowing in my heart that you will be my constant friend,
    my faithful partner, and my one true love.

    #10
    In the sight of God's love, and the
    presence of our families and friends,
    I give to you friendship and trust,
    guidance and support, love and compassion,
    promising to be faithful and understanding
    for as long as we both shall live.

    Hope that helps!
  • Those are wonderful! Thank you! And I wasn't even the one who needed the help!
  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_vows_this-will-be-the-6th-wedding-between-the-2-of-us?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:24Discussion:9589004d-366d-4501-b85a-e58e2eb264d8Post:32159cc3-8d9e-44ed-9e59-d5bf696a659e">Re:This will be the 6th wedding between the 2 of us...</a>:
    [QUOTE]Those are wonderful! Thank you! And I wasn't even the one who needed the help!
    Posted by ellie63[/QUOTE]
     
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